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Rajasthan: Maharawal Brij Raj Singh, of Jaisalmer royal family, passes away
Maharawal Brij Raj Singh
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Maharawal Brij Raj Singh of the erstwhile Jaisalmer royal family passed away at the Medanta hospital in Gurugram on Monday.
Singh, 52, was unwell since the past few weeks.
He is survived by his wife Raseshwari Rajya Lakshmi who belongs to the royal family of Nepal and two sons, Chaitanya Raj Singh Bhati and Janmejaya Raj Singh Bhati
A pall of glom descended in Jaisalmer on news of the former rulerâs passing. The flag was flown at half-mast at the Sonar fort where the royal family resides.